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Maine’s 2016 moose permit lottery now open

Maine’s 2016 moose permit lottery now open

By Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

The 2016 Maine moose permit online application process is now open and accepting applications.

The online application process is fast and simple and provides instant confirmation when applicants successfully enter the lottery.

To apply click here. The deadline for online applications is May 16, 2016.

Paper applications are available by calling (207)287-8000 or can be found online.

Completed paper applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2016.

Maine residents are awarded bonus points for each consecutive year the applicant has applied for the lottery since 1998 without being selected, and each bonus point gives the applicant an additional chance in the drawing.

For Maine residents, bonus points are earned at the rate of one per year for years one to five, two per year for years six to 10, three per year for years 11 to 15 and 10 per year for years 16 and beyond.

Since 2011, applicants can skip a year and not lose their bonus points. So if they applied in 2014 but not in 2015, they still have their points available if they apply in 2016.

The moose permit drawing takes place June 11 at Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine.

For more information about moose hunting in Maine and the moose permit lottery, click here.

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